Seher Atwal takes slender lead in 15th Leg of WPGT

Kolkata (IANS) Seher Atwal, who had a breakthrough win earlier this year, took a slender one-shot lead in the first round of the 15th and final leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.

Seher, who missed making…

Big shock in Badminton Worlds as world No. 1 Axelsen crashes out

Madrid (IANS) There was a big surprise in the BWF World Badminton Championships in Huelva, southern Spain when world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen was knocked out of the competition by Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.

Things seemed to be running to the…

Sr men's hockey nationals: Gujarat, UP, Kerala, Tamil Nadu win on Day 4

Pune (IANS) Hockey Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Kerala Hockey, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Hockey Bihar, Hockey Maharashtra were among the winners on Day Four of the 11th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship Pimpri Chinchwad 2021 in Pune…

Badminton worlds: Srikanth begins his campaign with win over Pablo Abia

Huelva (Spain) (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth began his 2021 BWF World Championships campaign with a win over Pablo Abian of Spain on the opening day of the competition, here on Sunday. India's Lakshya Sen also advanced to the second…

Sr National hockey: Punjab first to enter quarters; Karnataka, Chandigarh log second wins

Pune (IANS) Hockey Punjab became the first team to make it to the quarter-finals of the 11th Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium, Nehrunagar-Pimpri on Monday, beating Hockey Andhra Pradesh 7-1…

National boxing camps for elite men and women to begin in Patiala, Rohtak

New Delhi (IANS) The elite national boxing coaching camp will commence from Saturday (December 11) as 49 women and 52 men boxers will resume training in Rohtak and Patiala respectively. The camp, which will go on till December 24, will see the participation…

National Shooting C'ship: Divyansh Panwar wins senior and junior air rifle titles

New Delhi (IANS) Former world number one Divyansh Singh Panwar won back-to-back men's 10m air rifle national championship titles after shooting an impressive 250 in the final of the 64th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) at the…

India's Jhilli Dalabehera wins silver in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship

Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (IANS) India's Jhilli Dalabehera won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which is being held alongside the World Championships.

Jhilli, the 22-year weightlifter from…

Selection not in my control, focusing on performance: Punam Raut on losing spot in ODIs

New Delhi (IANS) Veteran batter Punam Raut, who has lost her spot in the Indian women's cricket team's ODI setup in the past few months, has said that selection is not in her control and she can only focus on her performance. Raut added that…

Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying named badminton players of the year by BWF

Kuala Lumpur (IANS) Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying were named the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) Male and Female Player of the Year respectively in recognition of their stellar runs this season.